School district does constitutional training (December 9, 2016)

An Alabama school district will have its staff undergo training to reacquaint them with constitutional principles.

FFRF contacted the Blount County School District in November 2016, after a parent at Hayden Primary School informed it that a second-grade teacher there asks the "class leader" of the day to lead a prayer when the class lines up for lunch.

FFRF Legal Fellow Ryan Jayne wrote to Blount County Schools Superintendent Rodney GreenThe school district proved to be very responsive to FFRF's concerns.

"We have every reason to believe that our teachers in the Blount County System understand what the law requires," the school district's legal counsel replied. "However, Superintendent Green advises he and his staff will conduct professional development with Blount County teachers in January 2017 on board policy and the Establishment Clause."